The
unilateral physical take-over of Mulbadaw Farm and Central
Maintenance and Service Centre by order from the Foundation
Friends of Haydom in Norway; without producing any court
injunction or any legal document authorizing such a take-over.

The
conduct of the chairman of the Board of Directors of Haydom
Development Company Ltd; his lack of loyalty to lawful
decisions made by the Board in 2006 and his unauthorized and
secret dealings with Joseph Tadayo leading up to the
unilateral physical take-over mentioned above.

The
deceit by FoH in fulfilling their own board decision of
October 2005 in financing HDC Ltd

The
lack of registration of the entity running Mulbadaw Farm and
Central Maintenance and Service Centre after 12th
August 2006; how can a foreign foundation own and run
businesses in Tanzania without being registered in Tanzania?

The
suspicion of corruption aimed at avoiding the case to be
considered by the court.

Timetoreboot?

By
Halvdan Jakobsen (19th of July
2009)

On 12th
August 2009 three years have passed since the Norwegian Friends of Haydom
unilaterally and by physical force took control of Mulbadaw Farm and the
Training and Service Unit of the former Hanang Wheat Complex. The
properties were all legally handed over to Haydom Development Company Ltd
(HDC Ltd) in 2005 in the presence of representatives of the Government of
Tanzania.HDC Ltd is a
Tanzanian registered company established in 2004 with the purpose of
organizing the farming and development activities of the Haydom Lutheran
Hospital as required by the laws of Tanzania.

Ruling
by physical force efficient, but is it sustainable?

Sadly to say the
Friends
of Haydom in Norway are in full control of the Mulbadaw Farm in Hanang. We have seen
the strategy of taking the law into their own hands at the international
scene; Israel in Gaza, Coup d’état in Honduras. It is a strategy that
sure works.

The long-term
effect of this strategy is however not only control over land and property.It is associated with loss of friends, friends that are not
comfortable with such behaviour.There
is not such an effect to be seen yet in the support from the Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs; very fortunately for the people using the
Haydom Lutheran Hospital.My
own observations and those of some of my friends indicate however that the
strong enthusiasm the local media and the local authorities showed for
“the Haydom case” is dwindling.The
behaviour of Friends of Haydom in this case leaves questions that have no
decent answers; the “answers” spread outside the light of the public
are not of a decent and true nature. The conflict has a built in
“devil” that kills enthusiasm and motivation and there is a need to be
open and honest now and to come to reconciliation.The invitation has been open on one condition throughout; it has to
be based on Tanzanian laws.

HDC
Ltd is committed to the “Haydom Cause” – and is still ready to do
the job

“Make no
mistake” as Obama frequently underlines a message: Haydom Development
Company Ltd was and is committed to work for the Haydom Lutheran Hospital
and for the same people as that hospital serves.The very organization of it reflected this commitment by having the
Medical Director of HLH as chairman, the HLH administrative officer as a
director and two of the hospital legal advisers present on the Board, one
as the vice chairman and director, the other as secretary. The HDC Ltd is
based on a set of values associated with the participatory approach;
values and approach different from the “charity approach” of the
Norwegian Friends of Haydom.

This commitment
and set of values are in contrast to the people behind the illegal
occupation by the Norwegians.This
different way of thinking can explain much of the conflict. Secrecy and
using a local militia to take control over a Tanzanian company do not get
along with openness and the participatory approach of HDC Ltd.

Three years
after the occupation the Friends of Haydom in Norway might enjoy being in
total control over the Mulbadaw Farm and the Central Maintenance and
Service Centre;the Service
Centre has however been closed since “the friends” took it by force
three years ago. What development has this contributed to?What development do we foresee with a Norwegian Charity controlling
the development? Has the time come to reboot and start all over again as
the late Dr O.H.E. Olsen had it organized five years ago?

The
“celebration” is an occasion for an analysis; what differs in
organization and strategies?

HDC
Ltd

Friends
of Haydom in Norway (SHV)

Committed to serve HLH and the
same community as HLH serves; Board representing the hospital and
the interest of the same people as those that the hospital[1]
serves.

Instruction by mail to one Board
member to make sure that HLH
does not take control over the farm; November 2005, five month
after the late Dr O.H.E. Olsen passed away.SHV is in all practical meanings of the word “control” in
full control of Mulbadaw.

Based and present in Tanzania
with Board and management. Participatory approach, openness, local
control of company by a Board with majority of Directors from HLH

Secrecy and top down control
from Norway; apparently controlled by one person[2]
only who seems to have total control over the Norwegians appointed
to manage Mulbadaw Farm; which is known as Haydom Farm in Norway!

No “control agenda” over
anything else than operations; with objectives of profitable
production of crops and participatory development projects serving
local community

Controlling “Haydom Farm”
and to a certain extent also hospital affairs by charity money;
paying the Medical Director and his family as well as part of the
hospital expenses. One consideration by an observer is that the
Olsen family in this case to a certain extent has fallen into the
trap of being controlled by the Norwegian charity money.

[1]
After the Medical Director of HLH withdrew from the HDC Ltd and he
terminated the services of the hospital legal advisers and made the
HLH administrative officer to resign, the Board has at present no
representative from HLH.That
can be changed if the HLH again wants to work with HDC Ltd.

[2]
The two persons ”appointed” by the Medical Director, Dr Ø. E.
Olsen to be in charge of “Haydom Farm” had during negotiations
both in Arusha and in Kristiansand constantly to consult this person;
indicating that the “authority” of Dr Ø.E. Olsen came from nobody
else than this person.This
person is in “real estate business” and “intelligence
business” and a member of the Board of Directors of the charity
Foundation Friends of Haydom in Norway, SHV.